![]() ![]() The FSA is in fact a complex structure, with it’s own de jure forces plus an “umbrella” of smaller allied groups, of varying loyalty. The largest rebel group is the Free Syrian Army (FSA) which is often incorrectly used as a synonym for the conflict overall. The current regime is trying to remain in power and eventually regain control over the whole of Syria. There are multiple factions trying to achieve different things. Unlike the civil wars of the USA (1861-1865), Spain (1936-1939), or Sri Lanka (1983-2009), the conflict in Syria is not an “us vs them” situation. (Syrian government soldier with a WWII Soviet 61-K anti-aircraft gun in October 2015.) (Rebels of the Free Syrian Army (FSA) distribute WWII French MAS-36 rifles.) ![]() ![]() (A Syrian rebel with a WWII Mosin-Nagant 91/30 – retrofitted with a modern scope – takes aim in 2014.) (Yugoslav-made M18/43F, a copy of the WWII German leFH 18M howitzer, in action with Jaish al-Fatah rebels.) (Syrian rebel with a WWII German StG-44 assault rifle.) Some of these weapons had previously not seen combat for decades. The ongoing Syrian civil war, which began in March 2011, is of course dominated by Cold War-era (and even 21st century) weapons, however, there is an astonishing mix of WWII gear – both Axis and Allied – in use. ![]()
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